Kitchen Project - WIP

[BradNaylor]

We're starting work on a kitchen this week which we have had in the book for a few months. As ever, the building work has taken a little longer than anticipated and it is only now that we can measure up properly. To add to the delays, the clients have been unable to decide until now on the layout, the style of door, the wood, anything in fact! ](*,)

I thought I'd do a WIP thread on the whole process from beginning to end.

This is the room;

This is the style the clients have finally decided on. They found it in last months 'Beautiful Kitchens' magazine - a fabulous resource for us kitchen makers!

The design we have come up with combines oak doors and drawer fronts with walnut plinths and cornice, together with heavy walnut panels encasing the wall of appliances and larder units

I shall spend this evening planning out my materials requirements for the doors, drawers and panels and the list of MFC cabinets I need to order up from my supplier. We no longer make kitchen cabinets - it is far quicker, cheaper and more convenient to buy them in. I can get them made in special sizes and in any of the full Egger range of colour finishes.

Fitting is scheduled for the first week in December so we'd better get a move on!

Cheers
Brad

 

[RobertMP]

This should be interesting

It'll be good to see how it should be done.... right from scratch.

 

[studders]

Wonder if you'll get it done quicker than I did mine? Only taken five years and it's still not quite finished.

 

[Doctor]

Hows that unit over the hob going to work then?

 

[BradNaylor]

Hows that unit over the hob going to work then?

They're having one of these rather dinky extractors which goes on the underside of the wall cab.

 

[Doctor]

I meant safety clearance height

 

[BradNaylor]

I meant safety clearance height

You're right of course.

I've just been checking it out and it won't work as I need 650mm of clearance. What's the bloody point of them selling the things then?

We'll have to lose the line of the cabinets. There's me getting carried away with form before function again. Thanks, Bob.

The clients came up with this one and had set their hearts on it; they'll be gutted. I'll wait for the deposit cheque to go through before I tell them! :lol:

 

[Doctor]

I meant safety clearance height

You're right of course.

I've just been checking it out and it won't work as I need 650mm of clearance. What's the bloody point of them selling the things then?

We'll have to lose the line of the cabinets. There's me getting carried away with form before function again. Thanks, Bob.

The clients came up with this one and had set their hearts on it; they'll be gutted. I'll wait for the deposit cheque to go through before I tell them! :lol:

I think those dinky ones are for use in an area where for example you have a portable grill, hot plate area, toaster etc.
Sorry Brad but better safe than sorry, imagine a pan catching fire under a wall unit.
I agree with your thoughts on clearing the cheque.

 

[BradNaylor]

Here's what it looks like with the wall cabinets reduced in height so that the gap to the worktop is 650mm.

Should work...

 

[Doctor]

Thats a huge gap, all the way along, I think it will look wierd.

 

[ginsters]

some manufactures have a realy reduced over hob hight cant remember which though
the over option is to byfold the bottom door up when using the hob and have the extractor below the to door you would need to use blum lift up mechinism

regrds

 

[BradNaylor]

The alternative would be this;

I think I prefer the big gap all the way along...

 

[wizer]

If you had some shelves to fill the big space it might work. Otherwise the latest option is really the only way to go. I'm sure the customer will want to maximise storage in a small kitchen

 

[BradNaylor]

the over option is to byfold the bottom door up when using the hob and have the extractor below the to door you would need to use blum lift up mechinism

regrds

I think you may be onto something there, my old Cornish Pasty!

The cabinet incorporating the extractor could be 650mm above the hob, but the door could extend below, maintaining the line with the adjacent cabinets.

When cooking, simply lift the door. I will have to check out the relevent standards.

Cheers
Brad

 

[JonnyD]

How about putting the hob in the sticky out island bit and having a cieling mounted extractor.

cheers

Jon

 

[davin]

Could you have a false door on the unit, and have the extractor raised up higher in the unit. I know its a waste of space but it would keep the cabinet line,
or does the 650 height apply to a door as well?

 

[ginsters]

the over option is to byfold the bottom door up when using the hob and have the extractor below the to door you would need to use blum lift up mechinism

regrds

I think you may be onto something there, my old Cornish Pasty!

The cabinet incorporating the extractor could be 650mm above the hob, but the door could extend below, maintaining the line with the adjacent cabinets.

When cooking, simply lift the door. I will have to check out the relevent standards.

Cheers
Brad

did it once a few years ago and had no probs with the gas guy,just give the techs a call at the hob maker as there the governing factor as its there hob,il try diggin some pics out :wink:

 

[Paul Chapman]

I think I prefer the big gap all the way along...

How tall is the lady of the house? Unless she is quite tall, having all the wall cabinets high up could make them very inconvenient to use :-k

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[BradNaylor]

the sticky out island bit

Round these parts we call it a 'peninsular'.

:lol:

What the client is trying to avoid is a big obvious cooker hood. For some reason they hate them. :roll:

It is a definite possibility though. I could probably sell them on the idea of creating culinary masterpieces while chatting to dinner guests rather than just looking at a blank wall.

 

[BradNaylor]

I've been a bit busy for a proper WIP, but I've been fitting the kitchen this week;

The worktop guys were in today to do their templates; its a six-week lead time though, so finished photos won't be done till then.

The customers are delighted and I came away today with a nice big cheque! :lol: :lol: :lol: